Can You Heat-Treat Flour In The Microwave? - Chowhound

Nitr/Shutterstock Flour is an important ingredient in many traditional baked goods, from pasta to bread and even cookie dough. It's what gives these doughs and batters their structure, and while we've been taught that the eggs in cookie dough are what make it dangerous to eat raw, the truth is that flour hides some dangers of its own — potentially harmful bacteria. In order to kill this bacteria, the flour has to…